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What's the difference between a theory and hypothesis again? This is very important to understand in your research process. Sociologists use it all the time in studying human interactions...you can too!

If You're So Free, Why Do You Follow Others? The Sociological Science Behind Social Networks and Social Influence. Nicholas Christakis, Professor of Medical Sociology, Medicine, and Sociology at Harvard University
If you think you're in complete co...ntrol of your destiny or even your own actions, you're wrong. Every choice you make, every behavior you exhibit, and even every desire you have finds its roots in the social universe. Nicholas Christakis explains why individual actions are inextricably linked to sociological pressures; whether you're absorbing altruism performed by someone you'll never meet or deciding to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, collective phenomena affect every aspect of your life. By the end of the lecture Christakis has revealed a startling new way to understand the world that ranks sociology as one of the most vitally important social sciences.﻿﻿ (56:35)[more]

This video offers information about three very important theories to understand in sociology: functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. However, because this video is a clip from a larger segment, only functionalism is discussed. (...01:22)[more]

An introduction to Pierre Bourdieu by Kari Alexander. Starts out slow but contains some good introductory info to some of Bourdieu's main ideas; Species of Capital (Economic, Cultural, Social, Symbolic), Field, Habitus, Symbolic Violence. 10min

What is sociology? The purpose of this presentation is to provide an introduction to the discipline of sociology. Uses the example of fertility rates to discuss various basic theories and methods. (07:02)

This is an edited version of a lecture introducing the ideas of Basil Bernstein: classification/framing, recognition/realisation and the pedagogic device. Elaborated (Formal) and Restricted (Public) Language Codes. (8:21)

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